Custom PHP Settings
This plugin makes it possible to override php settings.
4.4(15 reviews)
·10K+ active installs·Updated 4 months agoAs of April 2026, Custom PHP Settings is a WordPress php plugin with 10K+ active installations and a 4.4/5 rating from 15 reviews. It has been downloaded 408K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.1.0+ and PHP 5.6+. Available on WordPress.org since 2019. Downloads are down 10% this week. Top alternative: WPCode – Insert Headers and Footers +….
4.4/515 reviews
10K+active installs
408K+total downloads
7 yearssince 2019
Overview
This plugin can be used to customize php settings for you WordPress installation.
The plugin will modify either the .htaccess file or .user.ini file in order to change the current php settings directly from within the settings page.
Since the configuration file needs to be modified this file must be writable for this plugin to work as expected.
Apache module
When PHP is running as an Apache module the .htaccess file will be used to set customized settings; make sure so that this file exists and is writable by the webserver.
CGI/Fast-CGI
If instead PHP is running in CGI/Fast-CGI mode then a custom INI file will be used. The name of this file depends on the value of user_ini.filename in the php configuration, by default it is .user.ini.
You can check the name of you custom INI file in the P…
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Ratings & Reviews
4.415 reviews
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Recent Reviews
very bad
by picklypickle·1 year ago
THE worst
Bad got worse
by cantoute·1 year ago·1 reply
The plugin is badly coded… could be handy but since last updates it has decided you needed a premium to set vars like post_max_size
- This topic was modified 1 year, 9 months ago by cantoute.
Amazing so Simple
by deffectrix·3 years ago
This is an awesome plugin, works like a charm. Thank you.
- This topic was modified 3 years, 4 months ago by deffectrix.
Best PHP-Settings Pluign
by offloris·3 years ago
When i downloaded the Plugin i have thinked that it wouldnt be work but i was shocked. It worked!!! Thank you!
Gorgeous Plugin
by osandigital·3 years ago
This is just “simply” beautiful. Thank you for this. Time-saving.
Download Trends
Today: 35Yesterday: 38This week: 292Period total: 55K
Compatibility
| WordPress | 4.1.0+ requiredTested up to 6.8.5 |
| PHP | 5.6+ required |
Version Adoption
v2.4
46.5%
v1.4
21.9%
v2.3
18.3%
Other
7.6%
v2.1
5.7%
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Changelog
= 2.4.1
- Update: Freemius SDK to 2.13.0.
- Update: Add more WordPress information.
- Update: Add Server Software in status page.
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